S*0271 (Rat #0070, Act #0049 of 2017) General Bill, By Allen
Summary: Inmates
    AN ACT TO AMEND THE CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, BY ADDING SECTION 24-3-220 SO AS TO ESTABLISH A PROCEDURE TO ALLOW AN INMATE WHO THE DEPARTMENT HAS DETERMINED IS NOT A SECURITY RISK AND CONFINED IN A DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS' FACILITY TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL SERVICE OF CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS OR VISIT CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS WHILE THEY ARE HOSPITALIZED, TO PROVIDE FOR THE TRANSPORTATION OF THE INMATE AND TO PROVIDE THAT UNDER CERTAIN CIRCUMSTANCES, THE DEPARTMENT SHALL NOTIFY THE VICTIM AND RELATIVES OF THE VICTIMS OF THE CRIME COMMITTED BY THE INMATE; AND TO AMEND SECTION 24-3-210, RELATING TO FURLOUGHS FOR QUALIFIED INMATES, SO AS TO DELETE THE PROVISION THAT ALLOWS AN INMATE TO ATTEND THE FUNERAL OF CERTAIN PERSONS. - ratified title
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01/24/17	Senate	Introduced and read first time (Senate Journal-page 10)
01/24/17	Senate	Referred to Committee on Corrections and Penology (Senate Journal-page 10)
03/16/17	Senate	Committee report: Favorable with amendment Corrections and Penology (Senate Journal-page 10)
03/23/17	Senate	Committee Amendment Adopted
03/23/17	Senate	Amended
03/23/17	Senate	Read second time (Senate Journal-page 26)
03/23/17	Senate	Roll call Ayes-37 Nays-0 (Senate Journal-page 26)
03/23/17	Senate	Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day (Senate Journal-page 26)
03/24/17	Senate	Read third time and sent to House (Senate Journal-page 1)
03/28/17	House	Introduced and read first time (House Journal-page 9)
03/28/17	House	Referred to Committee on Judiciary (House Journal-page 9)
05/03/17	House	Committee report: Favorable Judiciary (House Journal-page 66)
05/09/17	House	Requests for debate-Rep(s). Tallon, Pope, Hixon, Taylor, Blackwell, Felder, Magnuson, Martin, Cole, Allison, Chumley, Daning, Arrington, Collins, Bennett, Elliott, Atkinson, Rhyal, Forrest, Atwater, Ott, Cobb-Hunter, Ballentine, Huggins, Bannister, Whitmire, Ridgeway, Douglas, Caskey, Finlay, Henegan, Govan, Hewitt (House Journal-page 201)
05/10/17	House	Read second time (House Journal-page 81)
05/10/17	House	Roll call Yeas-98 Nays-2 (House Journal-page 81)
05/11/17	House	Read third time and enrolled
05/15/17		Ratified R 70
05/19/17		Signed By Governor
05/25/17		Effective date 5/19/17
05/31/17		Act No. 49